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Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year

Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year

Update: 2025-11-20
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Don, Kari, Shan, and Greg unpack the season’s rollercoaster: a soggy May that drove scab, rust, and bitter rot risk, followed by a dry, color‑rich harvest window. We lay out infection windows, what worked for Honeycrisp, why alternate row coverage backfired, and how to prep smarter for next season.

Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn State

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org



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Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year

Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year

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